Answer:
If the thing was moving- and it was manipulating the matter around it
Step-by-step explanation:
Living things are characterized as living/not living through a couple of characteristics:
is it feeding itself? living things feed themselves from things in their surrounding enviroment.
is it growing? living things always grow/change. a rock doesn't grow and change.
does it reproduce? living things need to reproduce.
is it respirating?
is it moving?